101 East
Season 9
2015 • 45 Episodes
Episodes
1. Australia's Jihadis
January 29, 2015
101 East explores why so many young Australians are risking their lives on the brutal front lines of Syria and Iraq.
2. Truth or Lies: Somaly Mam
February 5, 2015
101 East talks to Cambodia's fallen anti-sex trafficking icon as she fights to restore her reputation and save her NGO.
3. The Last Reef on Earth
February 12, 2015
Can marine scientists in Indonesia save the world's oceans with a 3D map of the most biodiverse region on earth?
4. Cambodia's News Blackmailers
February 19, 2015
Hundreds of Cambodian journalists make a living by uncovering news and then extorting bribes to bury the story.
5. Laos: Saviours of the Street
February 26, 2015
101 East examines what is driving the high number of fatal road accidents in Laos and Southeast Asia.
6. MH370: The Unending Search
March 5, 2015
One year after Flight MH370 vanished, 101 East investigates one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.
7. Denim Blues
March 19, 2015
The Chinese city of Xintang, known as the world's jeans capital, is home to an industry tainted by labour rights abuses.
8. Malaysia's Woman Warrior
March 26, 2015
We follow the rise of Malaysia's first professional female mixed martial artist as she faces the fight of her life.
9. Fake Pills: A Fatal Fraud
April 9, 2015
101 East investigates the multi-billion-dollar trade in counterfeit medicines, which is creating a global health crisis.
10. Sri Lanka: Widows of War
April 23, 2015
101 East examines the plight of thousands of widows struggling to survive in post-war Sri Lanka.
11. Sabah's Invisible Children
April 30, 2015
101 East enters the world of Sabah's stateless children, who spend their lives on the run from authorities.
12. Afghanistan's Billion Dollar Drug War
May 7, 2015
Afghan authorities are struggling to control the resurgence in poppy farming that feeds the habits of addicts worldwide.
13. Malaysia: Crackdown on Freedom
May 14, 2015
Meet the Malaysians arrested under a controversial law that critics say is being used to silence government opponents.
14. Kazakhstan's Hard Sell
May 21, 2015
Can Kazakhstan become a world power and tourism hotspot despite its poor human rights record and steep prices?
15. Nepal's Unsung Hero
May 28, 2015
101 East follows one man's mission to restore hope to survivors of Nepal's worst natural disaster in recent history.
16. China's Super Mums
June 4, 2015
101 East explores the tradition of confinement for new mothers in modern China and the growing industry behind it.
17. Vietnam's War Babies
June 11, 2015
We follow a Vietnam war baby as she searches for her roots and finds instead a new generation of Vietnamese orphans.
18. Saving Thailand's Animals
June 18, 2015
Can Thailand's new animal welfare laws curb cruelty inside lucrative tiger temples, elephant parks and wildlife parks?
19. Taiwan's Secret Cancer
June 25, 2015
Cancer sufferers are taking on a company they say exposed them to toxic chemicals in a landmark class action lawsuit.
20. Afghanistan: No Country for Women
July 2, 2015
In war-torn Afghanistan it is not the Taliban that poses the greatest threat to women - it is their own families.
21. Southern Exposure
July 9, 2015
101 East visits Antarctica where an extraordinary international community live, work and play together. But can it last?
22. Papua New Guinea's Snake Man
July 16, 2015
We follow a reptile handler-turned-scientist in his quest to save thousands of people from deadly snakebites.
23. Slaving Away
July 23, 2015
We expose the dirty secrets behind Australia's fresh food industry and the widespread exploitation of foreign workers.
24. When I Die: Inside Japan's Death Industry
July 30, 2015
101 East explores how Japan's funeral industry is getting creative as the ageing nation runs out of space for the dead.
25. Becoming Pacquiao
August 13, 2015
Inspired by the rags-to-riches story of Manny Pacquiao, many Filipino fighters see boxing as a ticket out of poverty.
26. Saving Mary Jane
August 20, 2015
She escaped death by firing squad with minutes to spare; now the fight is on to bring Filipina Mary Jane Veloso home.
27. Japan's Womenomics
August 27, 2015
The island nation is pinning its hopes on women to save its flagging economy.
28. Waiting for Eviction
September 3, 2015
101 East meets Western Australia's indigenous communities who are facing eviction from their ancestral lands.
29. Murder in Malaysia
September 10, 2015
101 East investigates the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu and whether the real culprits remain at large.
30. White Gold
September 17, 2015
A 101 East investigation into the shadowy trade in illegal ivory and Hong Kong's role as a key conduit.
31. South Korea: Kimchi Crazy
September 24, 2015
South Korean cuisine has taken the world by storm, but has the love for food transformed into an unhealthy obsession?
32. China: Tales of a City
October 1, 2015
101 East follows the lives of seven people in Nanjing and asks what they think of the direction their country is taking.
33. Bringing Them Home: Parental Abduction in Australia
October 8, 2015
101 East explores why over 300 Australian children are abducted by a parent and taken overseas every year.
34. Cambodia: Circus of Hope
October 15, 2015
Cambodia: Circus of Hope
35. Pakistan: Music Under Siege
October 22, 2015
Despite facing death threats and censorship, can Pakistan's musicians mend an already crippled industry?
36. PNG's Bundles of Joy
October 29, 2015
We follow a medical team on Papua New Guinea's remote islands working to reduce the rate of deaths during childbirth.
37. Myanmar: Free and Fair?
November 5, 2015
Ahead of Myanmar's historic election, we meet activists refusing to buckle under a campaign of harassment and arrest.
38. The Buzz Around Niue
November 12, 2015
Can Niue, one of the world's smallest countries, save a global bee population under threat?
39. An Attack on Bloggers
November 19, 2015
As harsh laws and a string of murders target Bangladeshi bloggers, 101 East meets those risking their lives.
40. China: Faking It
November 25, 2015
The insatiable appetite for antiques by China's growing nouveau riche is feeding a counterfeit industry.
41. Can you spot a fake antique?
November 26, 2015
China's forged antiques market is booming as the country's burgeoning mega-rich unknowingly buy them up.
42. Hidden Harm: Australia's Drinking Mums
December 3, 2015
101 East meets the mothers and children living with the tragic consequences of drinking alcohol when pregnant.
43. China's Home Invasion
December 3, 2015
As thousands of Chinese are hunting for their dream homes abroad, we investigate the impact of their shopping spree.
44. Indonesia: Where There's Smoke
December 10, 2015
We track down companies accused of being behind Indonesia's deadly fires that have caused a global environmental crisis.
45. The Great Divide: Islamophobia in Australia
December 17, 2015
Is anti-Islamic sentiment threatening Australia's celebrated multicultural identity?